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Darling welly brigade, is this a bad boy🙀

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited September 2020

    This is the peony l acquired a couple of years ago


    And this is how it ended up


    I would say with 100% certainty that yours is a peony  :)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think the OP is very confused @AnniD ;)

    The first plant is a peony @Dollystocks8, as we've all said. I asked what you meant by the term 'Hogwart thingy ', in case you thought it was Hogweed. Totally different plant in every way.
    The other one [with the berry] is Hypericum. The common name for that is St John's Wort. It helps if people use correct terminology for IDs, because then people can research their plants properly, hence  Hypericum.
      
    Many plants have the same common names, which leads to a lot of confusion, especially for those trying to ID them if there's no photo. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • I cut the leaves off☹️
  • AnniD said:

    This is the peony l acquired a couple of years ago


    And this is how it ended up


    I would say with 100% certainty that yours is a peony  :)
    I could cry, I love this flower!!!!☹️
  • Fairygirl said:
    I think the OP is very confused @AnniD ;)

    The first plant is a peony @Dollystocks8, as we've all said. I asked what you meant by the term 'Hogwart thingy ', in case you thought it was Hogweed. Totally different plant in every way.
    The other one [with the berry] is Hypericum. The common name for that is St John's Wort. It helps if people use correct terminology for IDs, because then people can research their plants properly, hence  Hypericum.
      
    Many plants have the same common names, which leads to a lot of confusion, especially for those trying to ID them if there's no photo. 
    Thank you dear Fairy Girl, you learn something new everyday!Yes, these are the names I was searching for in my mind😜😜😜
  • Thank you dear welly brigade, you have all been super kind! Off to re pot my peony
  • Don't worry about cutting the peony leaves, they go dormant at this time of year anyway. When you repot make sure it's not buried as they like their rhizome to be near to the surface of the soil in order to flower. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • Thank you, will remember that advice. Gosh, have I ruined the flowers development! Probably take years to turn into the beautiful flowers kindly posted above☹️
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